The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-06-29


Mrs. knickerbocker and daughter a
Nashville, are visiting Mrs. p. S. Kennedy.
The postoiiice is receiving new coat OF
paint, both inside and out Bill Price is the
artist.
Miss Bertha McElheny arrived last week
from the Northern Peninsula. where she has
been engaged in teaching school.
Quite a number of people from here went
to the lake last Sunday on the excursion
train which. we hear, will hereafter run once
in two weeks.
The subject of having fair ground and
race course in this village is being agitated,
and steps will soon be taken to see what can
be done in the matter.
The game last week between the X. of l..
and the moonshiners was a good exhibition
of ball playing. Ten innings were required
TO settle it, the score resulting eleven to eight
in favor of the X. of l..
This - Wednesday - evening at seven
o'clock, the wedding of Charles H. Smith
and Miss Lucy Xix will be celebrated at the
residence of the brides parents in this place.
They are both we'll known TO our citizens,
and we wish them happy success in their
matrimonial venture
Death has again visited the family of Il. S.
Jones and this time has taken from them their
little daughter Oracle, aged three years. who
was relieved from her suffering last Sunday
morning about one o'clock Another daugh-
ter, an infant, was called away only six
months ago. Oracle had been sick for nearly
two months and. during that time, had suf-
fered considerably, her death resulting from
acf IF or fava no FINN rnl
took place at the residence on Tuesday at
ten O'Clock a. IA. The afflicted family have
the sympathy of all in the loss of their little
one who, while living, always made home so
bright and cheerful.
The Fourth will be celebrated in grand
shape III this village. No excuse for people
going away as they can have pleasant time
at home. Rev. Mccarthy has been engaged
to deliver the Grafton. The usual sports,
with prizes for each, will take place during
the day. In the afternoon, two of the strong
est base ball teams in Antwerp will cross
bats for supremacy. The ten innings game
played week ago by home talent and its
score is proof that the contest will be inter
esting The Lawton team has sent for bats,
gloves, mask and chest pad, and will be bet
ter equipped for playing than ever before.
The citizens and players have made up a
purse to purchase the same. and the boys will
try to repay them by giving them an exhibit
ton of ball playing that will be worth seeing.
There is general disposition throughout
the country to celebrate the Fourth of July
this year with an old-fashioned regard for
! its true meaning.-ErchdHge That's so. At
! Marcellus. Cass county, they are so anxious
to celebrate that they can't wait until Mon
! day. They propose to have their "doings
on Saturday. But on inquiry, it transpires
that the saloon men are the principal con-
tributors 10 the fund, 0li c0Hditi0H that then
4th shall come on the second. The law pro-
hibits the selling of intoxicants on the
Fourth-nothing against selling on the Sec
ond. So the people can 90 to Marcelus on
Saturday and get drunk as fiddlers. If the
programme is carried out, it would
seem that the good people of Marcellus pro
pose to hold a whiskey celebration instead OF
of a sober, patriotic, old titShj0hed observance
of the event according to its true meaning
Shame on such low pandering TO selfshness
and base appetite. The foregoing is from
the pen of another than our regular CORES
pendent. He seems to take a sensible view
of the matter. Ed.